con·trar·i·ous /kənˈtrɛriəs, kɑn-/
  Con·tra·ri·ous a.  Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic]
     She flew contrarious in the face of God.   --Mrs. Browning.
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  contrarious
       adj : difficult to deal with [syn: cross-grained]